Educational Psychology / Unit 5 EDP 0414 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Encoding, Storage and Retrieval
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The idea
Memory works in three processes: encoding puts information in, storage keeps it, and retrieval brings it back out when needed.
In practice
Taking your own notes in class strengthens encoding, the first of the three.
Where people slip
Encoding can be automatic or effortful; effortful encoding of new material takes attention and work.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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